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Microsoft's AntiSpyware Disabled by Spyware

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the save-us-windows-update dept.

Ruke writes "A trojan has targeted Microsoft's AntiSpyware program, deleting all files within the C:\Program Files\AntiSpyware folder, as well as logging keystrokes at several online banking sites." The good news is that it's a Trojan, so one still has to bother with running an attached file.

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  1. Patch Will Be Available Soon by fembots · · Score: 5, Funny

    Preview here

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    1. Re:Patch Will Be Available Soon by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
      Preview here

      I thought they already had that ... in Clippy!

      "it looks like you're trying to open a trojan attachment to your email, would you like to

      Quarrantine the file

      Delete the file

      Open the attachment anyway

      Have me wipe your files and route the contents of your savings account to Microsoft for safe keeping?

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  2. Trojan Man? by LordPhantom · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only one who was humming the "Trojan Man" theme song while I read this?

    1. Re:Trojan Man? by merdaccia · · Score: 5, Funny

      God I hope so.

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  3. It could be worse.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They could have taken a working product, repackage it, only to have it compromised less than a month after their re-release.

    Wait, nevermind.

  4. Re:Yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, Linux systems are vulnerable to a well placed blow by a hammer.

  5. Re:Its the content, not the wrapping, but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Literal? Come on - this reads worse than half of the AC posts

    Hay! I take uxsecption to that coment!

  6. Re:Its the content, not the wrapping, but.... by dwlovell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Literal? Come on - this reads worse than half of the AC posts in YRO. I hate playing the grammar nazi, but this was painful to read...

    See what happens when you RTFA!!!

    -David

  7. Re:Its the content, not the wrapping, but.... by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Me fail english? That's unpossible!

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  8. Re:Yeah by jacksonj04 · · Score: 4, Funny

    There must be a joke about being able to fix it by configuring bash in here somewhere...

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  9. Re:Wait for it....wait...wait.... by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 4, Funny
    How long till the Slashbots come out in droves proclaiming M$ sucks and their spyware removal sucks and they should all go to hell because a trojan(more like a crappy little batch file) is able to disable their program.
    Well, it's been 40 minutes so far, and still no sign. How about you shut the fuck up?
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  10. Quoth TFA: by uhlume · · Score: 5, Funny

    "you have to consciously or unconsciously run the EXE to install the server side on your computer"

    Damnit. I always knew my sleepwalking would get me in trouble some day...

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